Vallejo seeks applicants for GVRD board

With a seat opening up on the Greater Vallejo Recreational District Board of Directors on Jan. 1, City Hall is seeking applications from interested residents to fill the position.

The five-member board oversees the direction and financial health of the independent recreational district. Three of the directors are appointed by the Vallejo City Council, the other two are picked from the Solano County supervisors who represent Vallejo.

Longtime Vallejoan Liat Meitzenheimer’s term will end on Dec. 31. It is not know if Meitzenheimer will seek another term on the board. Attempts to reach her were unsuccessful.

However, the district did send out a notice inviting the public to attend the board’s final meeting of 2017 and “to celebrate the tenure of board member Liat Meitzenheimer.”

The latest decision on board membership took place in September, when Sheryl Pannell Lea was re-appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

She was nominated by Supervisor Erin Hannigan to represent District 1 — which includes all of Vallejo, north of Georgia Street — on the GVRD board.

GVRD board members must be city residents, and are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700. The form must be filed once the person is appointed and each year the individual serves on the board.

Applications must be submitted no later than the close of business on Jan. 4, 2018, according to the Vallejo City Clerk’s Office.

To be considered for appointment, applicants must be interviewed by the council. Interviews are tentatively scheduled for Jan. 16, the clerk’s office stated in the same announcement.

The application form and supplemental questionnaires can be found on:

• The city of Vallejo website, located on the City Clerk’s page under Boards and Commissions or by visiting http://cityofvallejo.formstack.com/forms/gvrdapplication.

• At City Hall, Office of the City Clerk, 555 Santa Clara Street, 3rd Floor, or by e-mail at dawn.abrahamson@cityofvallejo.net, or by phone at (707) 648-4527

• By mail: Write to the City Clerk, City of Vallejo, PO Box 3068, Vallejo, CA 94590.